Born Gemini in the year of the Fire Dragon; 24 May 1976, in Sultan Kudarat Province, Philippines. Herden combines traditional tools and power tools · Deciduous tropical trees skill, prefers literati style and emphasis on trunk movement
Since 2004, has conducted bi-yearly trips to Taiwan and Indonesia to learn advanced tropical and high mountain juniper bonsai design techniques. Has served as translator and editor of numerous articles submitted by Mr. David Benavente and Master Lo Min Hsuan to Bonsai Today & Bonsai Focus.
•1988 - present: Has won numerous awards for his bonsai in Puerto Rico
•2000- Honorary Member of the Bonsai Club of Miami
•2000: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator at the Moscoso Botanical Garden in the Dominican Republic on the topic of Bonsai
•2004: Guest Speaker at the Fairchild Botanical Gardens on How to train Tropical Species as Bonsai; Ficus microcarpa and Bougainvillea spectabilis
•2004: Guest Speaker and demonstrator, Kawa Bonsai Society; Annual Joy of Bonsai Convention and Exhibition; Juniperus chinensis
•2007: Guest Speaker and Demostrator for the 9th Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition: Casuarina equisetifolia
•2007: Editor in Chief for the book “Tropical Bonsai”, by Indonesian Bonsai Master Mr. Budi Sulistyo
•2007: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator for the Annual Joy of Bonsai, Orlando , Florida; Juniperus chinensis
•2007: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator for the Annual Bonsai Societies of Florida Convention in Cape Canaveral; Juniperus chinensis
•2008: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator at the Annual Rendezvous Bonsai Convention in Brussel’s Bonsai Nursery; Pinus thunbergii
•2009: Participant at the 10th Asia Pacific Bonsai and Suiseki Exhibition in Taiwan , R.O.C.
•2009: Participant at the 30 year Celebration of the Indonesian Bonsai Society (PPBI), Malang, Indonesia
•2010: Lecture on Alternative Brach Design, Bonsai Club of Puerto Rico
•2011: Invited Speaker for the 4th Shohin Bonsai Tropical Convention in San Juan , Puerto Rico; Ligustrum sinensis
•2013: Grand Champion; 1rst Puerto Rico National Bonsai Show; Olea europea
•2014: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator: 11th Latin American Bonsai Congress; Juniperus chinensis
•2014: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator: 35th Year Anniversary of the Indonesian Bonsai Society (PPBI); Bandung / Bali , Indonesia; Podocarpus costalis / Carmona microphylla
•2015: Guest Speaker and Demonstrator: 3rd Puerto Rico National Show; Ficus microcarpa
•2015: Guest Speaker and Demostrator: 1rst Jardin Selecto Bonsai Symposium: Malpighia emarginata
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Mrs.Mangala Rao enthusiastic and much acclaimed bonsai teacher from Pune, Maharashtra has being practicing bonsai art since 1986.her strong ground in Ikebana and her love of gardening inspired and brought her very close to the art of Bonsai.
For more than 25 years she has devoted herself to finding and training fresh talent. Many of her students have become experts in their own right and have even stared classes of their won.
Always striving to improve herself she has participated in workshops conducted by renowned national and international bonsai masters such as John Naka (USA) Peter Chan (UK) Budi Sulistyo , Robert Stevens (Indonesia ) Robert Kepensky ( USA) Poncevic Ceballos (Philippines )and many others.
To spread the awareness of Bonsai art, she has conducted her own demonstrations and workshops in various places in India. Her articles on Bonsai art has been published in many newspapers and magazines.
In the year 2000 her solo bonsai exhibition, MYSTIQUE MINIATURE was held at hotel ITC Grand Kaktiya, Hyderabad AP
Mangala has many prestigious awards to her credit.
Photographs of her Bonsai creations have won recognition at the WORLD BONSAI CONTEST, JAPAN. Photographs of her bonsai have been also awarded five times (2005-2013) by South Asia Bonsai contest conducted by Indian Bonsai Masters Jyoti and Nikunj Parekh. Her bonsai has been listed among 120 world’s best trees in BCI 2015 photo Album and been selected by DK publication, London for the book ‘Bonsai’ written By Peter Warren.
She was associated with Bonsai society, Hyderabad for 25 years and served as a president. With association with her club she has created well appreciated BONSAI WONDER, a bonsai garden in the premises of NTR gardens Hyderabad.
Having relocated recently, Mangala now lives In Pune and continues to focus on imparting the art in Maharashtra. She is keeping on efforts to spread the art by conducting Demonstrations Exhibitions workshops and study classes.
She published a book on Bonsai in 2008 to bring this exceptional art within the reach of the novice in India. The book was very well appreciated by the Bonsai lovers in India and media .
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
Mario Pavone started his career in the bonsai world about 20 years ago, starting as an autodidact. Later he attended some courses of the "Bonsai School" with Maestro Hideo Suzuki, also attending some of his Workshops.
In 2004 he started the "Studio Botanico" School of Maestro Salvatore Liporace, from which he learned the lines of modern bonsai.
He has attended numerous workshops with important international masters including Minoru Akiyama, Kunyo Kobayashi etc. and regularly participates in the most important international exhibitions.
He has been called as a demonstrator at several international events, including the Swiss national exhibition, the European bonsai Show in Saulieu, the 4 frontier trophy in Metz as well as regularly demonstrating in Italian national exhibitions.
He writes articles for numerous bonsai magazines and in 2014 published a book concerning "Dry wood in bonsai".
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
He was trained in Japan by Master Kunyo Kobayashi at Shunka-En. He goes to Japan once a year to consolidate his knowledge.
He has in his collection several plants that have participated in the KOKUFU-TEN that belonged to the Master Kimura, the Master Omachi, the Master Kawabe etc.
Mario Pavone started his career in the bonsai world about 20 years ago, starting as an autodidact. Later he attended some courses of the "Bonsai School" with Maestro Hideo Suzuki, also attending some of his Workshops.
In 2004 he started the "Studio Botanico" School of Maestro Salvatore Liporace, from which he learned the lines of modern bonsai.
He has attended numerous workshops with important international masters including Minoru Akiyama, Kunyo Kobayashi etc. and regularly participates in the most important international exhibitions.
He has been called as a demonstrator at several international events, including the Swiss national exhibition, the European bonsai Show in Saulieu, the 4 frontier trophy in Metz as well as regularly demonstrating in Italian national exhibitions.
He writes articles for numerous bonsai magazines and in 2014 published a book concerning "Dry wood in bonsai".
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
He was trained in Japan by Master Kunyo Kobayashi at Shunka-En. He goes to Japan once a year to consolidate his knowledge.
He has in his collection several plants that have participated in the KOKUFU-TEN that belonged to the Master Kimura, the Master Omachi, the Master Kawabe etc.
Mario Pavone started his career in the bonsai world about 20 years ago, starting as an autodidact. Later he attended some courses of the "Bonsai School" with Maestro Hideo Suzuki, also attending some of his Workshops.
In 2004 he started the "Studio Botanico" School of Maestro Salvatore Liporace, from which he learned the lines of modern bonsai.
He has attended numerous workshops with important international masters including Minoru Akiyama, Kunyo Kobayashi etc. and regularly participates in the most important international exhibitions.
He has been called as a demonstrator at several international events, including the Swiss national exhibition, the European bonsai Show in Saulieu, the 4 frontier trophy in Metz as well as regularly demonstrating in Italian national exhibitions.
He writes articles for numerous bonsai magazines and in 2014 published a book concerning "Dry wood in bonsai".
He is the artistic director of his school the "Bonsai Wood School" and holds lessons in many clubs in Italy and in Europe.
He is an instructor recognized by the I.B.S. Italian and was a teacher of the 360 ° bonsai project.
He was trained in Japan by Master Kunyo Kobayashi at Shunka-En. He goes to Japan once a year to consolidate his knowledge.
He has in his collection several plants that have participated in the KOKUFU-TEN that belonged to the Master Kimura, the Master Omachi, the Master Kawabe etc.
Mauro Stemberger was born 1978 in Feltre, Italy, and works as an architect and Bonsai artist. At the age of 14 he became fascinated with the art of Bonsai and started his passion with the local Bonsai club Feltre
Mauro Stemberger was born 1978 in Feltre, Italy, and works as an architect and Bonsai artist. At the age of 14 he became fascinated with the art of Bonsai and started his passion with the local Bonsai club Feltre
Mauro Stemberger was born 1978 in Feltre, Italy, and works as an architect and Bonsai artist. At the age of 14 he became fascinated with the art of Bonsai and started his passion with the local Bonsai club Feltre
During the period from 1994-2001 he worked with important European bonsai masters like, Hotsumi Terakawa, Marc Noelander, Horst Crekler, Edoardo Rossi and much more.
In 2002 during a meeting in Arco he has the change to meet Alfiero Suardi and Enrico Savini . Thanks to them he could improve his technique and in the main time studied architecture at IUAV University in Venice.
In 2005 founded the Italian Bonsai Dream workshop place with a group of enthusiast to work and enjoy bonsai art 360°.
Since 2007 he’s written articles for the most important bonsai magazines like Bonsai Focus, UBI bonsai and BCI Bonsai & Stone Appreciation Magazine.
From 2008 he’s recognized BCI bonsai instructor.
From 2008 to 2010 he was President of UBI ( Italian Bonsai association ) and director of UBI bonsai magazine.
In 2011 he founded with a group of students ( Italian Bonsai Dream School ) at Garden Verde – Marostica.
For the last seven years he’s been conducting demonstrations and workshops for bonsai clubs and Associations all over the World!
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Visit my website at italianbonsaidream.com or contact me using one of the methods below.